Ghost In The Shell, which was written and illustrated by author Masamune Shirow, tells the story of a member of a covert operations unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, a team that specializes in fighting cyber-crime.

The comic has previously been adapted by director Mamoru Oshii in 1995 for an anime film, which spawned a sequel in 2004 named Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence.